When We Rise: Books about LGBTQ Movement History
by Jason Baumann, Coordinator of Humanities and LGBT Collections, General Research Division, Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingMarch 3, 2017

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This week was the premiere of Dustin Lance Black's new historical miniseries When We Rise, a chronicle of LGBTQ activist movements from the 1970's to now directed by Black, Gus Van Sant, Dee Rees, and Thomas Schlamme. We are glad that the stories of these brave individuals are getting a share of the spotlight as the miniseries airs this week on ABC. If you want to learn more about LGBTQ activism from the 1970’s and beyond, check out these histories, biographies, and databases from collections on the activists and movements that shifted American politics in the time period.